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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2017065169 · 6/7/2017 · O'Day Tank & Steel LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury
Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Methyl ethyl ketone
Secondary source
Sprayers, air guns-paint

Employer

Name
O'Day Tank & Steel LLC
Location
2420 First Avenue North, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58102
NAICS
332420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a paint gun using MEK (methyl ethyl ketone), when the high-pressure stream of MEK was injected into his left palm, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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